How different reforestation approaches affect red soil properties in southern China

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-396

  Zheng, H ^a   Ouyang, Z Y ^a   Wang, X K ^a   Miao, H ^a   Zhao, T Q ^a   Peng, T B ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Natural restoration; Plantation; Soil quality index

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EROSION; RESTORATION; SOILS;

NATURAL RESTORATION; SOIL QUALITY INDEX;

REFORESTATION;

FOREST SOIL; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REFORESTATION; SOIL;

BIOMASS; CHINA; PLANTATIONS; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SECONDARY FOREST; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA OLEIFERA; CUNNINGHAMIA LANCEOLATA; PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 23644435634     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.650     Document Type: Article

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